For Community Partners

We are glad that you are interested in posting a volunteer opportunity for
William & Mary students. Below is some information that will help you to make the most effective connections to get the support that you need.

Community partnerships are established with the
expectation that:

student
involvement will help meet identified community needs;

students will
have a real and measurable impact on the community;

agency
representatives participate in training sessions and assist in
facilitating discussions related to the service experience;

agency
representatives are viewed as co-educators in a co-curricular experiential
learning setting;

General Volunteers for a Nonprofit Organization

Please email [[efmiller, Elizabeth Miller]] a three to four sentence description of
your need for volunteers, including requirements, what volunteers will be
doing, dates, times and location; and a contact person, along with their phone
number and email address. The OCE will post your request on a weekly listserv message for up to four weeks. You may also submit general information about your organization to our Volunteer Directory by emailing [[efmiller, Elizabeth Miller]].

Unfortunately, we are not able to post opportunities for paid work.

Please note that while we will publicize your need, we cannot guarantee volunteers for your project. You can encourage students to volunteer with you by providing meaningful, challenging projects, and submitting the request several weeks in advance.

Community Partner Listerv

If you would like to receive email notifications about OCE Community Partner events, such as the Volunteer Fair, group service days, and community workshops, email [[efmiller, Elizabeth Miller]] to be added to our Community Partner Listserv.

Volunteer Fair

Each September, the OCE holds a Volunteer Fair to introduce students to community engagement opportunities in our area. Contact [[efmiller, Elizabeth Miller]] for more information.

Tutoring Needs

The School of Education at William & Mary posts requests for paid tutors on a
regular listserv message. To submit a request, please email [[dot.osborne, Dorothy Osborne]] with a description of your need, the compensation offered, and contact details.

Student Interns

If you are interested in creating an internship opportunity for students, please refer to the Career Center website regarding how to post internships. In particular, please note and consider the Local Internship Program, managed by [[tnrosier, Tiffanie Rosier]]. You may also post internships to our volunteer listserv.

Special Information about Student Volunteers

While our students are often committed, hard-working volunteers, they have
different needs and schedules than other volunteers may. Please keep in mind our academic calendar as you request volunteers. Relatively few students attend summer classes.

Transportation

Please also note that freshman and sophomore students are
not allowed to have cars on campus, and so transportation may be an issue for
more than half of our student population. Consider public transportation options when listing opportunities. In addition, some students may be requested a special permit for volunteering, if they commit to more than ten hours each week.

Commitment and Scheduling

Many of our students are involved in various campus
activities, in addition to intense academic schedules, work and volunteer
commitments. We recommend that you have conversations with student volunteers about their commitment to you, particularly asking about their academic schedules (tests, papers) and how you might work together to design a schedule that will be effective for both sides.

Work Plans

To help facilitate successful partnerships between community organizations and students, we encourage that volunteers and organizations create written expectations for their work together. We have created a basic community work plan that you may use to set expectations about volunteer times, impact, and general expectations. You can download a PDF version here.